Third Sister Liu (刘三姐) 64 years old

Third Sister Liu

Liu Sanjie is a story that originates from the Zhuang minority people; the largest of the minority groups in China. It’s based on the legend of a woman called Liu Sanjie (literally meaning “third sister of Liu family”). Across generations, the story has become an oral tradition amongst these people and similar characters have even been found to exist in other minority cultures. According to legend, Liu Sanjie had the gift of a beautiful singing voice from a very early age. So beautiful was her voice, she could quell anger and raise the spirits of the people around her. The story became famous around China when the movie Liu Sanjie was released in 1960 – a rare musical production in Chinese cinema.

Credits

Third Sister Liu Cast

Name Character
Wan-qiu Huang She was 16, now 80 years old as Third Sister Liu
Ju-ke Zhang as Fisherman
Zong-xue Xia as Landlord
Wen-jun Zhang as Sister Zhou

Third Sister Liu Crew

Name Department
Su Li as Director. She was 25 (now 39) years old Directing
Third Sister Liu poster
Third Sister Liu (64 years)

  • Release day: Friday, January 01, 1960
  • Runtime: 117 minutes